The leader is also receiving a $24,000 bonus to be placed in his retirement account, the U-T reported.

However, a report to the board listed some of Jablonski’s accomplishments in 2016, “which members considered when deciding on the merit-based raise,” according to the U-T.

Jablonski’s salary increase comes at a time when MTS passenger fare revenue is 5.9 percent below projections in the first half of the 2017 fiscal year, according to a presentation for board members, the U-T report continued.

An action plan for the agency calls for “review of all expenses and revenues; monitoring ridership, system performance, and sales tax trends; and pursuing fare increases,” the U-T reported.

–Staff

MTS CEO Gets Raise Despite Down Revenue and Ridership was last modified: March 16th, 2017 by Toni McAllister

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